Tornado batters Oklahoma City area

May 20, 2013

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President Barack Obama, right, accompanied by Vice President Joe Biden, talks about the Oklahoma tornado and severe weather, Tuesday, May 21, 2013, in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington. Earlier, the president met with his disaster response team to talk about the tornado that tore through the Oklahoma City suburb Monday.

Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP

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President Barack Obama, right, accompanied by Vice President Joe Biden, talks about the Oklahoma tornado and severe weather, Tuesday, May 21, 2013, in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington. Earlier, the president met with his disaster response team to talk about the tornado that tore through the Oklahoma City suburb Monday.